Cloud Strife challenge

"Cloud Strife descends! A new warrior sets food in Palamecia, Mako coursing through his veins. Use every trick up your sleeve to take him down!"

- In-game description

The Cloud Strife challenge was a special multiplayer event, featuring battles against Cloud (Sicarius). The event is associated with the Final Fantasy VII Collaboration Event, and was first offered in September 2019.

Event Details

 * Event type: Multiplayer battle (guest Sicarius)
 * Event duration: October 1 - November 1, 2019

How to Participate

 * Select Ring of Braves from the world map. Find a Party against Cloud (Sicarius) at ★3 to ★5 difficulties, or Form a Party of your own, with your choice of other players.

Unlike normal multiplayer battles (and most event-based campaigns), there is no bonus here for "Undefeated" status. Viewed the other way, there's no reward penalty for dying! You do still have to spend a or use a special Stamp (see below) to revive, though.

At ★5, Cloud starts the battle with his Omnislash ∞ Ultimate move, which may wipe out the entire party right at the start. Set up your defenses well!

At ★5 Hard Mode, Cloud is joined by Aerith (Sicarius) and Tifa (Sicarius). You must defeat ALL THREE of them to win the fight.

Defeat Cloud Campaign
This is a special campaign posted to promote fighting Cloud in the Ring of Braves. The more players that defeat Cloud on ★3 difficulty or higher, the more rewards for all players on Nov 18. There is a tally board tracking the number of victories placed next to Meia in the Ring of Braves.
 * Oct 1 - 15, 2019

If players get over 100,000 defeats, then all players will receive: If players get to 200,000 victories, then all rewards are doubled.
 * x1
 * x1
 * x3
 * x8
 * x8
 * x88
 * Elelemental Skillseeds of each color x888,888

If players get to 300,000 victories, then all rewards are TRIPLED!

Total victories only reached 180,000, so players received only a single set of rewards.

Multiplayer Stamp Bonuses
All players who log in during October 2019 will receive: This can be equipped in the Social Tab: Edit Stamps.
 * Multiplayer stamp "I got your back!" (A Sophie stamp.)

Using this stamp during a battle in the Ring of Braves will revive your character from death with no penalty. It's a free, and you don't lose your "Undefeated" bonuses!


 * The effect will last from Oct 1, 2019 to Nov 2, 2019.
 * There is a Phoenix Down logo in the corner of the stamp to indicate the effect is active.
 * Each player can use this once per battle, using their own stamp.
 * A second death -- or a player using a normal -- will still spoil the "Undefeated" bonus.

Available Prizes
Defeating Cloud gains special event-only Components, tradable at the Item Exchange in the Ring of Braves for special prizes:

Any Cloud Quartz you still have will be changed into other earth-based components on November 9.

Reference

 * Multiplayer event news page